CIV3202: WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING I

(Semester II, 2023/2024)

George Kimbowa
georg.kimb@gmail.com
+256704177737/ +256777683435

Ndejje University
Luwero, Uganda
3/11/2024
January-May,
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 Getting Started
• Why do we need this Module?

• Do you know the importance of Water

Resources Engineering in Civil Engineering?

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 Brief Course Description:
The Course:
• This course is intended to build on the earlier
hydrology course by looking at more case
studies of important water resources
management projects in Africa and their
environmental effects.
• It will include floods their mitigation and
routing, deterministic and stochastic
estimation methods, groundwater its
occurrence and flow simulations, rural water
supply and sanitation, rainwater harvesting
and water resources of Uganda.
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 Course Objectives
1. To understand the steps involved in the planning of
water resource project, its extent and environmental
aspects and consider Case Studies.
2. To understand measures for mitigating floods and flood
routing.
3.To introduce the concepts of hydrological modelling and
to estimate streamflow using deterministic and stochastic
methods.
4.To understand the occurrence of groundwater in nature
and to simulate different situations.
5. To understand rural water supply & sanitation in Uganda
6.To understand issues affecting water resources in
Uganda.
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 Learning Outcomes
By the end the course the student will:
i. Understand the steps involved in the planning of water
resource project, its extent and environmental aspects in
case studies.
ii. Understand measures for mitigating floods and flood
routing.
iii. Appreciate the concepts of hydrological modelling
estimation streamflow using deterministic and stochastic
methods.
iv. Understand the occurrence of groundwater in nature and
to simulate different situations.
v. Understand rural water supply & sanitation in Uganda
vi. Understand issues affecting water resources in Uganda
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 COURSE CONTENT
1. Status of Water Resources Management in Uganda
1.1 The uses, control, challenges and case studies
2. Water Resources Project Planning
3. Flood Flow estimation; Flood mitigation
3.1 Causes and Impacts
3.2 Structural methods including extensive & intensive measures
3.3 Design of Hydraulic Structures
3.4 Flood Forecasting in Developing Countries
4. Flood Routing
4.1 Hydraulic and Hydrologic Routing
4.2 Reservoir Routing
4.3 Channel Routing: Muskingham Equation
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 COURSE CONTENT
5. Groundwater Flow Equations and Well Hydraulics
5.1 Occurrence, Aquifers, the Groundwater Column
5.2 Darcy’s Equation Hydraulic Conductivity, Measurement, Factors
5.3 Steady Groundwater Hydraulics, Dupuit’s Theorem
5.4 Unsteady Flow
5.5 Pumping Test Analysis, Thies, Jacobs, Step drawdown Methods
5.6 Soils as Drainage Filters
5.7 Borehole Drilling Methods
6. Stochastic Hydrology:
6.1 Statistical Parameters
6.2 Return Period
6.3 Hydrological Data Series
6.4 Frequency Distributions
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 COURSE CONTENT
6.5 Flood Frequency Models
6.6 Flood Design Standards
6.7 Time Series Analysis
7. Urban Drainage Engineering including Impacts of Land Use &
Development
8. Basic design & operation of water for production facilities
(Reservoirs)
9. Sediment Transport and Erosion Control
10. Climate Change and its impacts on the Water Resources
11. National, regional & Global IWRM trends
12. Introduction to Watershed Management
13. Case studies of Water Resources assessments

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 MODE OF DELIVERY
 Powerpoint Lecture, Tutorials,
and Exercises

 Applications:Assignments,
class work, Group Project &
Presentations

 Focused Discussions &

Interactions

 Reference Materials
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 ASSESSMENT

Attendance + 5%
Participation
Assignments 10%
Tests 15%
Presentations 10%
Final Module Examination 60%

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 BASIC READING LIST/REFERENCES
1. Shaw E. M., Beven K. J., Chappel, N. A. and Lamb R. (2010) Hydrology in Practice, Fourth
Edition CRC Press, , London, UK
2. Mansell, M.G. (2003) Rural and Urban Hydrology, Thomas Telford, London, UK
3. Arora, K.R. (2007) Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resources Engineering, Standard
Publishers, , New Dehli, India.
4. Subramanya, K., (2001) Engineering Hydrology, 2nd Edition 2001,Tata McGraw Hill, New Dehli,
India
5. Todd, D.K. and Mays L.W., (2005) Groundwater Hydrology, Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, ,
New York, USA.
6. Micheal, A.M., (2003) Irrigation Theory and Practice, Vikas Publishing House, , New Dehli, India
7. Chow V. T., Maidment D., L. Mays, (1988) Applied Hydrology. Mc Graw Hill, , New York, USA,
8. Duggal, K.N., Soni, J.P., (2007) Elements of Water Resources Engineering, New Age Publishers,
, Delhi, India
9. State of Environment Reports 1999-2008, National Environment Management Agency, Kampala,
Uganda.
10. Water Sector Performance Reports, 2009, 2010, 2011 ,2012 ,2013 ,2014 Ministry of Water and
Environment, Kampala, Uganda
11. Rugumayo, A.I., (2012) An Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering in
Uganda, Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda

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